New custom models update from me, and this time with a new model from a new continent, Oceania.Starting off this thread with maybe not a complete re make of a model, but a modification of a very special model.

A long time without any update in these treads. Have had a very busy fall of last year, so have not been too good at keeping these treads up to date. However, hoping that 2018 will turn out better, I’ll start this year with some new models from last fall.

From Oceania we have:

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airnorth Embraer E170 VH-ANORegional Express (REX) SAAB 340 VH-REX

VH-ANO, 12-year-old Embraer 170, originally delivered to Hong Kong Express in 2005 as B-KXB. In 2007, she entered service with airnorth with the name of “Savannah”.

VH-REX, a 22-year-old SAAB 340, this aircraft built in 1996 was originally built in 1996 to American Eagle; she joined REX in May 2010 as the 25th SAAB.

VH-XWM, a 28-year-old Fokker F100 today operating for Alliance Air since September 2010. This aircraft has seen service with five airlines during its life. Starting in the US in 1989, going to Germany in 2003 and now finding her in Australia.

VH-GCS and VH-AFL, an improved version of the “Gold Coast Suns” and “Australian Football League” football livery of 2011. Virgin Blue painted two Boeing 737, VH-VUY and VH-VUZ, in these types of sponsored liveries. However, this model is an improved version of this livery with the new Virgin Australia tail, stripes on the engines and a few more details.

News for the Oceanian tread for April includes some new versions of the AFL series.

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Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/785/40955305681_7c1dac6e6b_z.jpg[/url][/img] VH-WCE and VH-FRE, after the improved version of the “Gold Coast Suns” and “Australian Football League” football livery from 2011, we here see a “Westcoast Eagles” and “Fremantle Dockers” model. Virgin Blue painted two Boeing 737, VH-VUY and VH-VUZ, in these types of sponsored liveries. These, however, are improved versions of the liveries on a Virgin Australia livery. Originally, Virgin did not paint sponsor liveries of these of these teams. Hear we, however, see how they could have looked if painted and in an improved version with the new Virgin Australia tail, stripes on the engines and a few more details.

One airline but different liveries this month, and only from Australia too.

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Qantas Boeing 747-300Qantas Boeing 737-400

VH-EBV, The Boeing 747-338 from Qantas with the name “City of Geraldton”, was originally delivered to Qantas in April 1985, then with the name “City of Melbourne”; she received the name “Geraldton” in 1989, and “City of Geraldton” two years later. She flew with Qantas until December 2008, when the Airbus A380 replaced the last Boeing 747-300. For a short period during 2005, she was leased to Garuda Indonesia.

VH-TJO, a 25-year-old Boeing 737-476, originally delivered to Australian Airlines in July 1992 and named Lorikeet, she was transferred to Qantas a little over a year late. She was one of few Boeing 737-400 with Qantas that received the new 2008 livery, as seen here. After operation with Qantas for 19 years, she was then flown to the Victorville and Miami for conversion into a freighter in mid-2012. Registered in September 2012 to Irish Air Contractors as EI-STB. Still based in Europe, but now in Belgium with Austrian registration OE-IAJ, she has been in operation with TNT and later ASL Belgium since August 2015.

Going down under this month, we have two new Qantas 787-9, and of course the latest aircraft of the Qantas flying art.

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Qantas Boeing 787-9VH-ZNC, the third Boeing 787-9 for Qantas, delivered to the airline on January 22nd 2018 and named “Quokka”.

VH-ZND The fourth of the new Qantas Boeing 787-9, and the sixth aircraft in the Qantas “Flying Art”, Aircraft named after “Emily Kame Kngwarreye” and called “Yam Dreaming”. This was also the aircraft operating the first nonstop flight (QF9) from Perth to London earlier this year. Delivered to Qantas on February 26 2018, and flown to Alice Springs for a photo shoot.

Here follow a few pictures of the Qantas “Flying Art”.

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Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800VH-GEE, VH-CAR and VH-GWS, three more of the AFL models, we here see a “Carlton Blues”, " Greater Western Sydney Giants" and “Geelong Cats” model. Virgin Blue painted two Boeing 737, VH-VUY and VH-VUZ, in these types of sponsored liveries. These, however, are improved versions of the liveries on a Virgin Australia livery. Originally, Virgin did not paint sponsor liveries of these of these teams. Hear we, however, see how they could have looked if painted and in an improved version with the new Virgin Australia tail, stripes on the engines and a few more details.